Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Tim Burchett calls for investing in domestic resources, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. He says domestic energy resources can provide affordable energy, create jobs, and support national security.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett says he will work with President Trump to build a wall on the southern border.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett supports enforcing immigration laws already on the books and securing the southern border. He frames immigration as both an economic and national security issue.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett supports moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing an undivided Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett supports Israel’s right to defend itself. He points to shared security goals and joint security initiatives as part of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett has pledged to support term-limits legislation as a member of Congress. He argues that limiting politicians’ time in Washington would help prevent them from becoming beholden to special interests.
Context: The passage does not specify the proposed limits or identify a particular bill.
Tim Burchett calls for rooting out waste and corruption that he says allow special interests to secure wasteful projects and programs at taxpayers’ expense. He also supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, which he says would require Washington’s big spenders to live within their means and make it harder to raise taxes.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Tim Burchett supports amending the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. He says the amendment should make it harder for Congress to raise taxes and require federal lawmakers to live within their means.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
H.R. 1908 would impose fines of up to $100,000 per violation of its restrictions on congressional stock trading and holdings. Burchett presents the fines as a way to enforce accountability under the proposed rules.
Context: This is a proposal in H.R. 1908, not an enacted policy.
Under H.R. 1908, current lawmakers would have to sell off holdings covered by the bill within 180 days of enactment. New members of Congress would have 90 days after taking office to divest. The proposal is part of Burchett’s effort to restrict congressional stock trading.
Context: This is a proposal in H.R. 1908, not an enacted policy.